The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-08-06
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scented Cecil county in the Prohibition
State Convention at Glyndon.
VIM. H. Elder and family have returned
from Rnhoboth for the summer The patron
age of the resort has been larger than ever
this summer.
The Rev. James c. Hume OF Babylon
Long Island will preach in the PreShy-
terian church of this town tomorrow
morning as well rs in the evening.
The Rev. j. =. Otis attended Wye
camp-meetiug last week. Its an old camp
meeting spot, and this year is IN chrrge OF
the Rev Charles \. Hill recently stationed
at Cherry Hill.
The regular meeting of the Loyal Ten
perance Legion will be held in the chapel
of the Presbyterian church next Thursday,
18th inst, at O'Clock Z. NJ. Mrs. l.. NJ.
Haines president All are invited.
As Indicating the scarcity of peaches
this season, but one or two hundred boxes
are dailr reaching Baltimore by steamboat
lines. Th, time last year from 800 to loo
boxes were being received there daily.
john Terrell, having disposed of his up
town provision store to Captain William
Eralny, it is reported will open business at
the meat and provision stand at the We ST
end of Elkton, recently occupied by MeosfS.
Parker and Duling.
In noticing the repairs a. Crouch ctape!
we Inadvertently omitted the name of our
wcll-knowu fellow townsnan Mr.. Geo, W.
Wells W ho contracted 10 do them. The ornIS-
sion last week was unimportant, hut 1t :
correction is no less matter OF justice t"
Mr. Wells.
"A commission merchant OF Baiti;nore
said last week that he had never seen so
much damp and damaged wheat coming
into market. Prices were kept down, and
sales were difficult There is great trouble
in Sc -uring places 10 store II, as many el''
vators refuse 20 take it.
The last quarterly meeting Of the board
of directors of the Mutual Fire INSURANCE
COMPANY of Cecil county was he'd on We'd
nesday Today the annual meeting OF The
members will be held, when there VIII II"
due from each policy holder payment "l
six per cent o. the amount NJ their pre-
MUM notes
John H. Richardson, well known
rolored barber of Havre de G"ace, was
found dead on Wednesday morning about
two miles from that town. He was sup
posed to be on his way TO the Darlington
camp meeting when his death occurred,
and which at all inquest MAS attributed Il
apoplexy.
Mr. John l.. Hopkins a prominent citi-
zen of Talbot county and a brother i'll law
of Henry NJ. Nicols of this town died at biz
home near Royal Oak on Saturday last. He
was Il prominent Republican of his county,
having returned there from Baltimore
where he accumula ted competence as a
contractor ard builder
Miss Maggie Wright, of Dorchester
county, is visiting Mrs. Daniel Hratt"n
Miss Wright's father, Mr. Thomas T.
Wright, is an uncle of Mrs. Daniel BrattOn
He has been an active worker for prohib
tion in Dorchester, ami is the nominee fol
comptroller Oh the fFOulUIIlpu SGdtc IlCh''
Just nominated at Glyndon.
john Butler was arrested by deputy
sheriff Harvey Mackey on Monday night
charged with beating his wife. He had {
hearing before Magistrate Partridge OF
Tuesday who placed him under 500 bal
for his appearance at the September tern
of court. Robert II. Bell entered security
for him. Liquor inspired the offence d
course.
We call the especial attention OF far
mers to Mr.. George D. Racine's advertise
lnent of tue celebrated Empire Force Fcet
Grain and Fertilizer Drill. 1t is one of th'
leading machines of its kind on the mar
ket, and combines points which man,
others do not. Examine this machine be
fore purchasing. Mr.. Racine keeps a sam
Pile machine on exhibition at E!kton.
William II. Abrahams the oldest sol
of the late JOHN j. Abrahams, of Port d.
post, died in Baltimore on Saturday last
His death was from apoplexy. Mr.. Abra
hams was Of TIE firm of j. j. Abrahams !
Son, ship-hEilders. He was well known il
Baltimore. He leaves one married son
William Abrahams, ,Ir., in the employ q
Higgins, Cobb & Co, of Baltimore.
-Orville iIortwitz, E-q who died at hi
home in Baltimore on Saturday last, wa
an accomplished member of the B.ltimor
bar. He began life as a teacher, and N on
time had charge of the academy in thi
town He afterwards read law with til
late Judge Albert Constable, and his sui
sequent career in Baltimore was that of
successful aud Influential lawyer.
On Sabbath August 7th, there viii /
preaching at 1870 \. NJ. in Bethel chnrcl
At Glasgow ) p. NJ. aud at o'clock i'll III
evening a Praise service will be hea j
Bethel church at the Pivot Bridge consis
ing of singing some OF the good old songs
Zion Testimonials and addresses by IL
pastor on "prayer ana praise" All are il
Sited.
The Gr0ome Guards which compoS
Company A First battalion, state mI.it
left here Monday afternoon, au;l marche
to Singerly, where they took the train
Hagerstown, Md, where the state m;Iiti
viii I've tncamped during the remainder
this week and ii part of the next T!
company which mum 1ered about 30 mel
was under command Of Captain William {
Purneii.
The directors Of The Elkton cemetery Il
about to erect pavilion twenty-five fe
square tor the accommodation Of the p
irons of it, and as shelter from storms.
will be located near the centre of the cen
:ery and will cover the intersection Of tv
avenues with seats on the four sides. VI
VIM, u. Elder, who is "A member Of the exc
utive committee of the company, is Superl
tending the erection of it.
Both W heat and oats have been sciiou
ly injured in this county by the prolong
wet aud torrid weather one farmer in
over the Delaware line being unable
thresh his wheat out of the field plough
the field with the wheat standing in shOcl
in II. Another farmer is reported As ha
ing plowed his oats under the crop not /
ing worth the saving. The extent of Il
damage may possibly be exaggerated, ID
all farmers whose graIu has been lcft in /
field, have suf tred to snnc an tent.